Brazilian coffee exports fell 8% in March, according to Cecafé.

Brazilian coffee shipments totaled 3,040 million 60 kg bags in March, generating foreign exchange revenue of US$1,125 billion. Compared to the same month in 2025, there is a decrease of 7,8% in volume and 15,1% in value. The data comes from the monthly statistical report of the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé).

With this performance, exports of the product reached 29,093 million bags in the first nine months of the 2025/2026 crop year, an amount 21,2% lower than that recorded in the same period of the previous year. In revenue, shipments yielded US$ 11,431 billion, registering an increase of 2,9% compared to the amount recorded between July 2024 and March 2025.

Civil year

In the first quarter of this year, Brazilian coffee shipments totaled 8,465 million bags, representing a 21,2% decline compared to the 10,739 million bags recorded from January to the end of March last year. Foreign exchange revenue was US$3,371 billion, 13,6% less than the US$3,901 billion raised from coffee shipments in the first three months of 2025.

According to the president of Cecafé, Márcio Ferreira, the negative performance reflects the off-season period for coffee farming in Brazil and the current financial situation of producers.

“The new harvest will start arriving on the market in April for canephora coffees, our robusta and conilon, and more towards the end of May when the focus is on arabicas. Furthermore, coffee growers are well-capitalized and analyzing the best times to sell their remaining coffee, thus there is less product availability,” he explains.

Additionally, he points out that the logistical landscape and global geopolitics have also impacted export performance. "The outdated infrastructure in the country's ports, whose advancement does not keep pace with the evolution of agribusiness, continues to interfere with export capacity, with hundreds of containers being held up in ports awaiting shipment and generating losses of millions of dollars for exporters," he states.

“Furthermore, negotiations with the US have been gradually resuming after the tariff increase, as uncertainties still prevail regarding US trade policy, as well as complications in the Strait of Hormuz due to conflicts in the Middle East, reducing business due to higher costs for importers, who face more expensive freight and extremely high marine insurance costs, that is, when there are insurers that provide the service,” adds Ferreira.

main destinations

Germany remains the largest importer of Brazilian coffee in the first quarter of 2026, acquiring 1,192 million bags. This volume represents a 15,63% decrease compared to the same period in 2025 and accounts for 14,1% of the country's total shipments during that period.

The US follows, with 936.617 bags purchased, representing a 48,3% decrease compared to the first quarter of 2025 and 11,1% of the total. Rounding out the top 5 are Italy, with 885.162 bags and a 10,2% increase; Belgium, with 527.456 bags and a 4,5% increase; and Japan, with 440.085 bags and a 35% decline.

Coffee types

Arabica coffee, with 6,712 million bags, remained the most exported coffee from Brazil in the first quarter of 2026. This amount is equivalent to 79,3% of the total shipped, despite representing a 25,8% decrease compared to the first three months of last year.

Next, with the equivalent of 963.168 bags shipped abroad, comes the soluble coffee segment, with a slight decrease of 1,5% compared to the first quarter of 2025. This type of product accounted for 11,4% of total exports in the current period.

Canephora coffee (conilon + robusta), with 780.911 bags – an increase of 11% and 9,2% of the total – and roasted and roasted and ground coffee, with 9.867 bags (-29,9% and 0,1% representation), complete the list.

differentiated coffees

Coffees of superior quality, certified for sustainable practices and/or specialty coffees accounted for 19,1% of total Brazilian exports from January to the end of March this year, with 1,618 million bags shipped abroad. This volume is 42,7% lower than that recorded in the same period of 2025.

At an average price of US$451,56 per bag, foreign exchange revenue from shipments of specialty coffees totaled US$730,751 million, representing 21,7% of the total revenue from all coffee shipments in the first quarter of this year. In an annual comparison, this value is 37,7% lower than that recorded in the first three months of 2025.

Germany also topped the ranking of main destinations for specialty coffees, purchasing 226.716 bags, equivalent to 14% of the total exported of this type of product.

Rounding out the top 5 are Italy, with 192.042 bags and a share of 11,9%; Belgium, with 177.593 bags (11%); the USA, with 166.712 bags (10,3%); and the Netherlands, with 120.754 bags (7,5%).

Ports

The Port of Santos was the main exporter of Brazilian coffee in the first quarter, with 6,409 million bags and representing 75,7% of the total. Following were the port complex of Rio de Janeiro, which accounted for 20,3% of shipments, sending 1,716 million bags abroad, and the Port of Paranaguá (PR), which exported 108.293 bags and had a 1,3% share.